JFK Airport Car Rental

Each terminal's have rental car counter or courtesy telephones.

Budget, National, Avis, Hertz, & Alamo!
Car rental companies that operate at JFK Airport:

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Avis

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Bldg 305 Federal Circle, Jamaica ,New York
, NY 11430, US
Phone: (1) 718-244-5400
Hours: Sun-Sat Open 24 hrs

Budget

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Bldg 310 Federal Circle, Jamaica, New York
, NY 11430, US
Phone: (1) 718-656-1890
Hours: Sun - Sat open 24 hrs

Dollar Rent A Car

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Bldg
312 Federal Circle, Jamaica, New York, NY 11430,US
Phone: (1) 718-244-1235
Hours: Sun - Sat open 24 hrs

Enterprise

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149-05 131ST Street Jamaica
, NY 11430-1510
Phone: (1) 718-659-1200
Hours: Mon-Sat 6:00AM- 10:00PM; Sun 7:00AM-10:00PM

Hertz

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Bldg 318 , New York 11430-9508
, US
Phone: (1) 718-656-7600
Hours: Sun - Sat open 24 hrs

National Car Rental

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Bldg 308, Federal Circle New York - Jamaica
, NY 11430, US
Phone: (1) 718-632-8300
Hours: Sun-Sat: 12:00AM-01:00AM; Sun-Sat: 06:00AM-11:59PM

nellous

wll be travelling on the 18th of august. to and at 8.30pm at terminal 3 jfk airport. i ve a baby with me and one suitcase.kindly supply me with d ff answers:
1.how do i get to philadelphia PA north east?
2.at that time of the day with the immigration time, will i still get buses going philadelphia
3. what is d duration of time between jfk terminal to where i can get the bus to philadelphia PA?

JFK_Employee

Locate ground transportation self-service phones and call the service Dave's Best Limo - they are door-to-door service to Philadelphia. If I am not mistaken their last shuttle departs around 10pm.
JFK_E

Holmar (not verified)

HELP,
WE WHERE IN A BIG HURRY ON THE 19TH OF AUGUST AND LEAVING FROM TERMINAL 7 IN A DODGE CARAVAN FROM NATIONAL AND MY DAUGHTER LOST HER DIGITAL CANON CAMERA WHEN IT DROPPED OUT OF HER BAG SHE BELIVES IN THE CAR OR OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AT TERMINAL 7
SHE WOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL TO GET IT BACK WITH ALL THE PICTURE SHE TOOK IN USA

POPPY (not verified)

Hi,

I am arriving by AA at Terminal 8 and I need to go to Building 318 to find HERTZ car company.
Can u pls help me??

thank u

MS (not verified)

Go to the second floor of T8 and follow the signs to the Airtrain; take it on track 1 - the next stop is Federal Circle; get off there , go to the first floor and you will see Hertz faciliity.

baburik

Hi
I am planning to fly from JFK airport terminal No. 3 and need return the car to Hertz. Is Hertz exist in terminal No.3?

JFK_Employee

Hertz at JFK is located at Federal Circle. Once you get at JFK just follow the signs "Rental Car Returns"
After you return the car you can take Airtrain(it is free) from Federal Circle to Terminal 3(10min ride).
JFK_E

Liza Guerrero

This isn't until October, but....my flight (American Airlines)lands at 2:00 at JFK. Need to get to Cold Spring, NY by 5:30. First time in New York. Need to know quickest way to get to Cold Spring.

BG (not verified)

Fastest is probably by taxi but VERY expensive. There's the NYAS express bus ($15) from your terminal to Grand Central Station and then take the MTA Metro North-Hudson Line train which stops at Cold Spring. Trains run about every hour and it takes 1.25 hours. If arriving on a weekday you would have to get to Grand Central in time to catch the 4:10pm train which arrives at 5:21pm ($21 peak fare). If a weekend there's a 3:52pm departure arriving at 5:10pm ($17 off-peak fare). If you're arriving on a domestic flight you may be able to make it in time, if arriving international you'd be cutting it very close as you have to clear customs. Inquire at the Ground Transportation counter when you arrive about possible shuttle service or other alternatives.

angelac (not verified)

How much does it cost or is it free to take the airtrain from terminal 1 (T1) to Federal Circle, or viceversa?

JFK_Employee

$0. Free of charge.
JFK_E

Rob Pimentl

which car rentals company has a pick-up drop-off lot in the airport terminal, without having to take a shuttle bus to the car rental parking lot elsewhere?

JFK_Employee

None of them.
The practice at JFK is :
take Airtrain to Federal Circle, then pick up you car there from rental car facility
or
drop of your car at rental car facility, take Airtrain from Federal Circle to your terminal.
JFK_E

angelac (not verified)

Hi,

Im arriving next friday on terminal 1 (T1), can you please tell me how I can get to HERTZ? I have a reservation there.

Thanks!
angela

BG (not verified)

Take Airtrain from your terminal to Federal Circle where the rental cars are located.

Laura Hollywood (not verified)

I'm arriving in NY and going into the city to explore for a couple of days. I need to then get back to JFK to collect my rental car. Where do I go?

JFK_Employee

Federal Circle Airtrain Station. All the rental car facilities are there.
JFK_E

LUKE (not verified)

Which company is handling Alamo at JFK ?

JFK_Employee

National Rental car.
JFK_E

Artemis (not verified)

I have booked a rental car through a European company called
Economy Car Rentals. Could you kindly tell me where their
office or desk is at JFK. I am Australian and flying in from Boston.

Could you also please tell me if it is easy to get onto
Long Island Expressway to The Hamptons from JFK? Many thanks.

BG (not verified)

You will need to find out from Economy which US car rental company (Hertz, Avis, etc.) handles their US reservations. Never heard of this company at or near JFK. Car rental locations are at Federal Circle, take Airtrain from terminals to Federal Circle. Take the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) northbound from the airport to the L.I. Expressway (I-495) and go eastbound.

Klun (not verified)

HI
how can i rent a canadian car from JFK?

JFK_Employee

I doubt it they have any of those, if none.
JFK_E

fcofdzglz (not verified)

I have reserved online one car at DiscountJfkCarRentalRealers.com and after one week asking for a confirmation or cancellation I have been unable to get any answer.
The problem is that in the reservation form you fill online you must give your credit card data, and they say they will charge 75USD fee if not cancelled before 72 hours of the pickup day.
Anybody can get those Discout Dealers to answer?
Could they mend their Web page to get printed copy of the reservation after doing so?

BEWARE OF THOSE DEALERS!

Patricia Betts (not verified)

We will be turning in a Hertz rental at JFK. Are there luggage carts to use from the rental return area to terminal 4? Can you use carts on the air train?

JFK_Employee

There are luggage carts in Hertz that are permitted on Airtrain.
JFK_E

Gabriela (not verified)

I'm arriving to NY in a week and I'm thinking to give a present to my family and rent a limo for 6 persons.
I'm interested to know if you could give me 2 or 3 names of the most respectable companies which rent these vehicles.
Could you help me?

JFK_Employee

Just few of them....
http://www.carmellimo.com/
http://www.dial7.com/
http://nyclimousine.com/

JFK_E

m3hatch (not verified)

i want to rent a car from blackwood NJ and return it to the airport in JFK for my intl travel, is this possible? what car rental companies allow this?

ZAK (not verified)

I will be travelling with 5 big suitcases and 2 hand luggage with my wife and infant child.I want to drop off Hertz rent a car and move to Terminal 4.could you tell me how far is Hertz office to Terminal 4.Do I need to Air trans or Hertz provides its own shuttle serice.

BG (not verified)

Best is to drop off your wife, child and bags at T4, follow signs for rental car return, return car at Hertz, take Airtrain from there to T4.

Brown (not verified)

I am returning a Budget car to JFK having rented it in Boston. Where do I return it and how much time do I need to allow to get to terminal 4? How do I reach T4?
Thanks

JFK_Employee

Follow the signs "Rental car returns" once at the airport. After returning the car, take free Airtrain on the third floor to the terminals. It takes 10 min to reach T4.
JFK_E

Caro (not verified)

Hi

I need some help, because I will arrive next Sunday on terminal 8 and I will pick up a car from Dollar Rentals. What do I have to do?

JFK_Employee

Go to the second floor of T8 and follow the signs to the Airtrain ; take the train on track 1 and get off next stop - Federal Circle. Dolar Rental car is on the first floor.
JFK_E

BG (not verified)

Take Airtrain from your terminal to Federal Circle. Rental car companies are located there.

VDA (not verified)

Hi,
I am supposed to pick up my rental car from National on the 4th of July, 3p.m. Can it be possible that they are open on that day? Thank you.

JFK_Employee

They are open even on that day.
JFK_E

Bully

Hi I have been told to collect my Virgin rental from JFK instead of Manhattan, but no one knows where I get it from-I thought Alamao did all Virgins rentals, but Alamo do not have a desk at JFK. Help please!
Thanks

JFK_Employee

Alamo is handled by National Rental Car at JFK.
JFK_E

Christophe D (not verified)

Hi,
went through the various posts and did not get any info. Want to rent a car with Easycar at JFK, coming from a Delta flight from Spain. Any idea where they are and wich terminal we should go.
thanks

Mozzie

Hi Guys, you are fantastic with the advise you offer.

I was wondering if you can make some suggestion on my situation. We are Australians and flying in from LAX to JFK then stay in NewYork for a couple of days to explore the city. I would like to hire a car big enuf for a family of 5..drive it around and then drive to my brother in Toronto for a few days then return back to NYC.

1. Am I allowed to travel internatate in hire cars
2. Is it gonna be hard driving around
3. Will I need a GPS to navigate NYC and drive to YYZ
3. Is it worth the hassle

Any open opinions from you is very appreciated..btw we here drive on the Left side of the road with the steering on the right!

AuzMoz

shahargalili

Dollar Rent A Car (complaint) – Daylight Robbery

Just to make it clear, we made our car rental reservation through a third party company called Booking Group (known as bookinggroup.com or economybookings.com). When troubles started Dollar blamed everything on the third party company. I'm not buying it…

Dollar robbed us 3 times:
1. According to the voucher we were holding the balance was EUR 127: "€ 127.03 is payable to Dollar on your arrival".
(Approximately $190 at that time)
Dollar charged us $250. After an 11 hours flight it was not easy to argue...what could we do?

Dollar response: "Our records indicate your reservation was booked as $250 in our system for the rental charges, which is what you were charged. Since the Euro amount was quoted to you by the third party company, and they booked the reservation in our system as $250, we must ask you pursue this matter further with the third party."

2. According to the voucher the drop-off location was Manhattan (no fee mentioned):
"Drop-off location: USA New York, Manhattan, Manhattan Downtown"
Dollar charged us with an extra $50, which was a Drop-off fee for returning the car to a different location than the original.

Dollar response: "Since our records indicate this vehicle was reserved with Dollar to return to JFK, we must conclude the third party booked with us incorrectly"

3. Dollar did not explain that the prepaid fuel plan is just an option; we understood that we have to take it.

Dollar response: "It appears you accepted prepaid fuel upon pickup. This was $34.29."

My recommendation: Don't book Dollar Rent-A-Car; Don't do business with Booking Group.

Shahar Galili (on behalf of my wife and sister-in-law)

Bookinggroup ref 38026580 / Dollar ref S3869742 / Dollar Case ID 1337704

gecekusu (not verified)

Hello,
can anyone tell me how to go to Rockland, ME from JFK airport? I have a luggage. is there shuttle bus from the airport to boston south station? if there is, what time and price, please.

BG (not verified)

Take the NYAS bus ($15) from any terminal to Penn Station. Then take Amtrak train to Boston which terminates at South Station. Both Megabus and Boltbus also go to Boston (around $20, way cheaper than Amtrak) leaving from just outside Penn Station but not sure where they will drop you off in Boston.

VETINARI1 (not verified)

Hi,
It's my first time in J.F.K and I will need to pick up a car from Dollar Rentals after exiting terminal 3.
For some reason I can't find an orientation map on the website…
Will directions in the airport itself will be easy in order for me to find the rental area?

Thank you.

JFK_Employee

After you exit Terminal 3 follow the signs to the Airtrain Station. Once at the platform take ANY train on track 1 to Federal Circle station. It is 10 min free ride. Dollar Rental Car is located on the first floor at Federal Circle Station.
JFK_E

Anonimo (not verified)

I rent a car with enterprise in NYC and I'm traveling put of jfk thru jet blue can I drop the car off at an enterprise in jfk?

JFK_Employee

You can drop the car at Enterprise facility and then take their courtesy bus to the terminals.
Sometimes that bus drops off people at Federal Circle station where they can take free Airtrain to the terminals. Speak to the bus driver about that.
JFK_E

Homwa (not verified)

Hi,

1. I would like to rent a car for 5days to travel to West Point? Y are the rates given to me in weekly basis?

2. anyone can let me know the cost of renting GPS?

3. The price of the insurance?

4. Will the saloon car able to fit 4 luggages?

Thanks